Top 10 St. Pauli Hotels

We selected the hotel because for a little more than the price of a bunk bed in a hostel in sankt pauli you get a private room with a shower. The location is on walking distance from the central station, but in an area with sex shops ************ and strange bars. During the day it looks like banlieu, but around midnight its was relatively quit. The rooms were not cleaned throughly. There was dust on the lamps, some spiderweb in the cupboard and rubbish under the bed. But the beds itself look clean. There is some moist in the shower since there was no ventitalation, but it looks clean for the rest. Staff is not super friendly, but ok. This is a good place if you don't want to stay in a hostel, but just need a place to stay the night.

Stayed at this Hotel for 2 nights 21st June / 23rd June and my stay was faultless. I had booked a single room, but was upgraded to a double. The room was very large and spotless, with a lovely bathroom with a large walk in shower. The breakfast was excellent with many hot and cold choices. The breakfast room was lovely and the staff were always clearing away the used plates etc. The staff at the check in were always smiling, and were extremely polite. I have to say the breakfast staff were the same. Be aware that the room key envelope also caters for your free travel ticket. This is one of the best Hotels I have ever used. Other Hotels could learn from this Hotel, re how it treats their guests. A faultless stay...well done to all members of staff.

We love everything about the Fontenay! It is like being on a private, modern yacht & you never want to disembark! All the rooms are very clean, comfortable & spacious. Concierge desk goes the extra mile to get you want you need - from event tickets to elaborate international shipping of my suitcase. LOVE the breakfast & the outdoor seating is gorgeous with the view and light from the Alster. LOVE the pool & outdoor sunning terrace. Be great if more outdoor lounge chairs could be added. LOVE the big sauna & view of the city & steam room. Excellent manicure at Spa. Excellent food & drink on rooftop terrace. Front Desk followed through on giving us the Amex Centurion Card ”early check-in based upon availability” which makes a HUGE difference. Love to get an upgrade ”based upon availability” next time as well as we will be back soon!

The location is better, it is more convenient to eat, the decoration is especially style, very Jiahuan

We had booked an Elbphilharmonie Suite, which turned out to be a gorgeous light room with three ceiling to floor windows overlooking the harbour and the city. It had a huge comfortable bed with perfect (for me) pillows, a desk, lots of chairs and sofas, a fridge, kettle and mugs. The bathroom had another ceiling to floor window and a bath, separate shower and separate wc. There were some really nice touches such as mirrors on the ceiling of the top shelves, so that you could see what was on them, small windows that opened and hooks by the front door (though none in the bathroom!). There were no USBs but plenty of sockets. The A/C was easy to set and worked quite well, but we kept the curtains drawn during the morning when the sun was directly on the room. Turndown offered more interesting ideas such as sunscreen (which was brilliant and useful), foot cream and Mentos as well as a chocolate on the last night. We had breakfast in the hotel on first and last mornings: excellent hot and cold buffet with bacon, fried and scrambled eggs, mushrooms, beans, sausages and potatoes as well as loads of pasties and other options. We also used the Blick Bar, which had very good service. We had beers and potato crisps as well as good cocktails and mocktails: it is quite expensive though.

We travel to Hamburg regularly for 2-4 days and will likely stay again at this Marriott: great location, feels safe even late to walk home, clean though unfortunately carpet, good bed, nice bathtub, water kettle and tea selection. American standard service attitude. Note that the bar at the hotel did not have a trained bar tender - they can only make drinks that are exactly on the menu. Not a big deal for us but surprising. We are still careful with Covid, staff wore masks, other customers mixed.

I was not planning on staying at a hotel near Hamburg airport but because of a flight disruption I made a last-minute reservation at Courtyard. I was pleasantly surprised by the room which I found to be quite nice for airport hotel standards, or for any Courtyard for that matter. The hotel is only 1km from the airport and there is a pedestrian path which makes it somewhat walkable if luggage is not too heavy; the lone challenge is that there is a small hill to climb as the path passes above another road. The hotel has a shuttle bus available every 30 minutes however it’s only available mornings and evenings, not between 12pm and 6pm. I showed up at the hotel barely 15 minutes after booking and I was already proactively upgraded to a suite as Marriott Bonvoy Ambassador Elite guest. The room looked great for Courtyard brand standards and I would have almost nothing negative to note except perhaps that air conditioning was disconnected for the winter, but the room was hot so we had to open the window to get some fresh air. To open such window, interestingly there were two windows so soundproofing (when closed) was hard to beat. I wish more airport hotels had such high quality windows. I am not a regular at Courtyard hotels but the very few where I stayed were cumbersome in their management of the Marriott breakfast or food credit benefit for guests Platinum and above, and this one hotel was no exception. I asked to receive the 10 EUR food & beverage benefit per person per day instead of welcome points. Perhaps this is standard at all CYs, but when I asked if I could combine the credit for both nights into an order made on a single day, the answer was no, the credit is only per day and cannot be carried over to another night. On the last day I did not really plan on ordering anything so I went to the bar for a drink but it was closed in the afternoon and would only open at 5pm. The receptionist told me that I could use the credit for wine or beer from the pantry near reception so that was my choice. However the next morning upon departure they did not apply the credit because they said the pantry was not eligible to the credit (unlike what I was told). After discussion they removed the charge, but all in all it was a lot of hassle for the management of this credit compared to hotels that simply provide free breakfast, period. In theory there are many situations where I prefer a credit because I might not want hotel breakfast so I am not opposed to the concept, but the execution seems to be lacking. In any event, the one time that I ordered room service, food quality was excellent. Overall the hotel was quite nice for a Courtyard near an airport and I can recommend it for a short stay between flights. There is not a lot of competition from large hotel chains near HAM airport, I saw a Radisson but that’s pretty much it, so upon returning to HAM I would book a room at CY again without second thoughts.

Recommended again and again! A real luxury hotel where (almost) everything is right. We have been there several times and are always very impressed with the room, staff and especially the breakfast. Only this time there was a problem with the heating, it couldn't be turned on, a valve was broken. Unfortunately, this was not fixed until the third complaint on our part. Defects can occur, no problem, but then they have to be fixed quickly.

We had a wonderful weekend at the Grand Elysée Hamburg. The hotel has a great spa area (including family times), incredibly nice service, spacious rooms and a very, very tasty breakfast. Especially the beautiful Christmas decorations made our pre-Christmas break perfect. We'd love to come back.